ROADWORKS in Lichfield have caused disruption after a closure was put in place earlier than expected.
The A5127 Burton Road in Streethay had been due to shut from 9.30am this morning – but drivers discovered it had actually been introduced hours earlier.
The roadworks are to allow for work to take place on a new housing development
One motorist this morning told Lichfield Live:
“Why say they are closing it after rush hour only to then shut it early? It’s caused chaos with drivers having to do u-turns everywhere.”
Concerns had previously been raised by residents on the nearby Roman Heights estate of HGVs using the residential roads as a diversion.
Signage has been put in place, but locals say a number of large vehicles have already been ignoring the notifications telling drivers not to use the area as a cut-through.
One told Lichfield Live:
“I was walking my kids to school this morning and had HGVs and cement lorries moving close to the pavement – it’s so dangerous.”
Another said:
“What’s the point of putting restrictions in place if they aren’t going to be enforced?”
The road closure will be in place for two weeks.
Aren’t the residents of Streethay putting up with enough with HS2 without all of this extra disruption for the sake of a few houses that Lichfield definitely does not need. Carnage on the roads this morning. School buses over an hour late after having to turn around at the early road closure and then getting stuck in the accident on the A38. When are councils, highways, HS2 and developers going to start talking to each other?
I moved to Streethay last summer from central Birmingham and it has rapidly become a living hell. The endless roadworks and disruption to residents is really becoming an issue for me. I find myself making admiring glances across Trent Valley Island to Lichfield residents who don’t have to queue to leave their estate!
Sam,
As I’ve posted previously, the council is incapable of getting together with all the various contractors involved in this new development. And as I predicted with the diversion route…..totally ignored because when Tom Tom says go…..go they will via the shortest most direct route……straight through Roman Heights. Congratulations to all involved in this complete and utter mess!
What I don’t understand is that this is not for the benefit of anyone other than a house building company. It is not improving the infrastructure for all. This costs – not only the residents of Streethay, but people who need to use that road – time and money in terms of lost hours. So what compensation is offered, because all of this disruption is to benefit a house builder and potentially it’s shareholders? It’s a disgrace and where are our representatives MP, councillors etc when it matters?
As I also have posted previously. The Police are incapable of doing any enforcement. Because they are not interested. Been going on in Lichfield since the weight restrictions have been in place over a year ago. Nothing.
http://www.l-a-g.co.uk was formed for this. Since then no enforcement has been done
It’s understandable that the police don’t have the time or resources to manage this situation. However the company that installs the traffic lights usually has someone on site, sat in a car in case the lights fail etc. Why can that person not be on the street taking photos of the rule breakers and forwarding the information to the relevant authorities to take action?
When this work is finally completed, will the benefit to local residents be a smooth, pot hole free Burton Rd / Trent Valley Road? Nope. Nothing of the sort. We will still be left with the road in the awful state it is now. It is beyond a joke. There is literally no benefit to road users at all.